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How to turn my Desktop PC into a server.

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October 9, 2014 6:27:15 AM

I have a powerful Desktop PC that I build earlier this year. It has an i7-4770k, 16gb RAM, GTX 770, 256gb SSD and a few other HD's for storage. But recently I have been traveling and working on the road (I am a photographer/filmmaker) from my laptop and I don't really ever use my desktop.

I was wondering if it would be possible to turn my desktop into a remote backup server, which I can put my files on from my laptop anywhere I am. Or, if that is impractical, how would I go about turning it into a media server for my family? My home internet upload speeds are slow, but download speeds are decent. so it

I know this may be a dumb question, but I wanted to ask before I sold the computer or left it to collect dust.

Thanks!

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October 9, 2014 6:33:35 AM

You can do either, a backup server, or media server, or even both. There's nothing extra needed really, the components will suffice for the job, make sure you got a decent PSU for stable continous supply though, since the server needs to be up all the time.
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October 9, 2014 7:02:52 AM

You could use something like TeamViewer to remote into your PC and transfer files that way. you could also use a sync solution like DropBox.
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October 9, 2014 10:40:16 AM

You can also build your own "cloud storage" using e.g. OwnCloud.
Whatever solution you choose - uploads to the your "server" will be probably faster than downloads.
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October 9, 2014 11:12:59 AM

MeteorsRaining said:
You can do either, a backup server, or media server, or even both. There's nothing extra needed really, the components will suffice for the job, make sure you got a decent PSU for stable continous supply though, since the server needs to be up all the time.


Thank you!
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October 9, 2014 11:13:43 AM

Hawkeye22 said:
You could use something like TeamViewer to remote into your PC and transfer files that way. you could also use a sync solution like DropBox.


Thank you! DropBox is too expensive for me, and I am not really looking for remote use, I just want it to be a server.
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October 9, 2014 11:14:19 AM

Alabalcho said:
You can also build your own "cloud storage" using e.g. OwnCloud.
Whatever solution you choose - uploads to the your "server" will be probably faster than downloads.


Awesome! Thank you! I think this will be what I go with.
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October 10, 2014 2:59:45 AM

Glad to help :) 
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